Is adze worth it?

[abbydog95]

Is the famed adze worth the time of clicking from 86 using eucolyptus logs? Please help me figure this out :ohnoes:

[Ermy]

Its a free dragon hatchet, so yes. Unless you plan on woodcutting yews or mages, then no.

[cookie1762]

Besides looking really neat, I think its worth it. It's great having it be hatchet and pickaxe, saves a little bit of space. Like the above poster said, it has exactly the same stats and speed as a dragon hatchet. Speaking from experience of having it, it is worth it.

[abbydog95]

im 95 wc and have been using a d axe, this will come in handy for rc

[Me_Hate_Libs]

It doesn't have the combat stats of a dragon axe, since I have a dragon axe it wouldn't be worth it for me to get an adze. And it also works well for when I do Jade Vine.

[abbydog95]

It doesn't have the combat stats of a dragon axe, since I have a dragon axe it wouldn't be worth it for me to get an adze. And it also works well for when I do Jade Vine.

I have a d axe too, but saving 3m is always a plus,although 92 fm will cost me 6m...but skills are forever :thumbsup:

 

Does anyone know if this is good to have when hardcore runecrafing?

[cookie1762]

Its probably not a bad this to have while runecrafting, but just keep in mind that if you die you will have to do the beacons again to get adze back. :wink:

[abbydog95]

Its probably not a bad this to have while runecrafting, but just keep in mind that if you die you will have to do the beacons again to get adze back. :wink:

I hope that wouldnt happen :ohnoes: Are the beacons really hard? I only have fire ring and gloves, any tips?

[Guthorm]

Don't scare him like that. :lol:

 

Getting the adze is not too difficult, just place the yew/mage logs in there first and then light them while using either a terrorbird or the pools or the energy pots.

 

As if is worth it? Eh is a decent item, but I can't see myself getting 92 firemaking just for it, so is not worth it to me, to others? Perhaps.

[stormveritas]

I got 92 firemaking on maples for the Adze, and I'm glad I did. It's a lot of fun, the sound of cutting with it is better, you get free FM experience cutting wood, and your exp is slightly faster because you bank less.

 

Additionally, it does work on multiple slots in the abyss, which is nice I guess (not sure how much time it saves).

 

A nice, fun, cool looking item. Go get it!

[Jaded]

I went with d axe because you can easily make the amount of money to pay for it in the time it takes you to get 92 FM. Plus I hate clicking logs with the passion of a thousand suns. :evil:

[abbydog95]

I think im going to get this, i'll have to get fm sometime :ohnoes:

[stonewall337]

Took me roughly 14k eucs for 86-92 fm, and around 10-12 hours. Yes, it is worth it IMO. Free D axe, and takes under 30 mins to get back, so you can use in PvP if you want.

[Zaaps1]

It is not worth it no matter who you are. I think I will be the first here to say this.

 

What, may I ask, are the benefits of the Adze?

 

-Is a Dragon Hatchet that's "free"

-Burns logs as you cut them if you are cutting a tree

-Doubles as a pickaxe

 

Ok, it's a free d hatchet. But the d axe is already free. This is because you can SELL IT BACK. If you buy something then sell it back for more or less the same price, is that not free?

 

It does burn logs, which would be INSANELY useful while training woodcutting...before the ivy and sawmill update. Now, its effect is useless at ivy and you don't even NEED an axe at the sawmill, which are the two fastest ways to train woodcutting.

 

Sure, you can use it as a pickaxe. So what? Is that worth getting to 92 firemaking then doing that minigame? Why can you not simply bring a rune pickaxe with you?

 

In fact, the adze is actually WORSE than the d axe/rune pick. This is because it lacks the combat bonuses of the D axe, which are EXTREMELY useful while killing the Jade Vine. Would you want to kill a level 167 monster with 250 hitpoints using a rune axe? Didn't think so.

 

Let us not forget that it is impractical to cut yews, mages, or any of the higher leveled trees - unless you plan to burn those logs anyway. So essentially, you are RESTRICTING your freedom by using the adze. By getting the adze, you are stating: "I am using an axe that gives no benefit over the dragon axe, which is many times easier to get, and I am using an axe that limits my freedom to cut what I please, when I please".

 

Yeah sure, you could use it for the abyss. But honestly? It's the inferior option there too. The agility and mining shortcuts are ALWAYS closest to the teleport landing. You never NEED the woodcutting use of the adze, since if you do you will be wasting time. In addition, all axes and pickaxes work the SAME in the abyss. Adze weighs 2kg while the mithril pick weighs 1kg. So essentially you are gaining "dead weight" while gaining no benefit.

 

Therefore, unless you are getting it for "prestige" or "looks", do not bother. It does you no good and it is actually inferior to the d hatchet.

[stonewall337]

Meh wrong about 1 thing zapp. If you are wcing to get 99 fm and Wc near each other, teaks are still better.

[Zaaps1]

I could argue against that still, but it depends on how many teaks the adze burns per hour. If the Sawmill is ~10-15k faster than the fast speed of teaks (eg, employing fast-dropping techniques, which I really don't think any human being can do all the way to 99 wc, but w/e), then you'd need to get ~20-30k fm xp from Teaks to make it better.

 

But even then, you'd be employing fast-dropping techniques for the ENTIRE duration. If you instead used mousekeys (w/o fast-dropping, so 60k per hour compared to 80k), the difference is even bigger, maybe at around 70k fm xp/hour as the critical point.

[abbydog95]

I think i am still going to get it, it looks awsome, 92 fm is needed total levels and xp anyhow so why not?

[Zaaps1]

Yes, it should be gotten. It is useful to have, since in some locations you need both an axe and pick and the 1 space might be useful. It is good to have for "completion" and such. It is also good to have in case Jagex releases a future update that gives it a better use.

 

However, I am saying that it isn't WORTH getting. If you are going out of your way to get the Adze, then you shouldn't get it. If you have to do something you don't like, or normally wouldn't, to get the Adze, then you should not go for it. It, after all, provides no real benefits over the d hatchet-and is in fact inferior.